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2024–25 Sydney Kings season

The 2024–25 Sydney Kings season is the 36th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their seventh under the leadership of their head coach Brian Goorjian.[1]

2024–25 Sydney Kings season
Head coachAustralia Brian Goorjian
CaptainAustralia Xavier Cooks
ArenaSydney SuperDome
NBL results
Record6–5 (54.5%)
Ladder5th
Finals finishTBD
Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 3 November 2024.
← 2023–24
2025–26 →

Roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Sydney Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
F 0   Kuol, Bul 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
F/C 1   Oliver, Cameron (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
G 2   Adams, Jaylen (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
G/F 3   Robertson, Tyler 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 107 kg (236 lb)
G 4   Le'afa, Izayah 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
F 6   Galloway, Jaylin   1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
G 7   Bruce, Shaun 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
F 8   Lau, Henry (DP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
F 10   Cooks, Xavier (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
G/F 11   Amir, Klairus (DP) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
F 12   Noi, Kouat 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
C 14   Spurgin, Jason (DP) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 113 kg (249 lb)
F 15   Maluach, Makuach 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
F 22   Toohey, Alex (NS) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
F 34   Leaupepe, Keli 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  •   Injured
Updated: 31 October 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Development
PG Jaylen Adams Shaun Bruce Klairus Amir
SG Bul Kuol Izayah Le'afa Tyler Robertson
SF Alex Toohey Jaylin Galloway Makuach Maluach Henry Lau
PF Xavier Cooks Keli Leaupepe Kouat Noi
C Cameron Oliver Jason Spurgin

Standings

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Ladder

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Pos 2024–25 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 New Zealand Breakers 8 6 2 75.00% 4–1 W3 4–1 2–1 711 673 105.65%
2 Illawarra Hawks 9 6 3 66.67% 3–2 L1 2–2 4–1 887 805 110.19%
3 Melbourne United 11 7 4 63.64% 3–2 L1 4–3 3–1 995 931 106.87%
4 Adelaide 36ers 9 5 4 55.56% 3–2 L1 4–1 1–3 812 846 95.98%
5 Sydney Kings 11 6 5 54.55% 2–3 W1 2–2 4–3 972 919 105.77%
6 Perth Wildcats 9 4 5 44.44% 3–2 L1 3–2 1–3 791 832 95.07%
7 Brisbane Bullets 7 3 4 42.86% 3–2 W1 1–2 2–2 612 628 97.45%
8 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 10 4 6 40.00% 4–1 W2 1–3 3–3 871 850 102.47%
9 Tasmania JackJumpers 10 3 7 30.00% 1–4 L2 2–2 1–5 766 841 91.08%
10 Cairns Taipans 10 3 7 30.00% 0–5 L6 2–4 1–3 846 938 90.19%

Updated to match(es) played on 4 November 2024. Source: NBL.com.au

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the overall points percentage will determine order of seeding.

Ladder progression

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Leader and qualification to semifinals
Qualification to semifinals
Qualification to play-in
Last place
2024–25 NBL season
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920
Adelaide 36ers8865544
Brisbane Bullets61099787
Cairns Taipans107466910
Illawarra Hawks1122112
Melbourne United2353423
New Zealand Breakers5211231
Perth Wildcats4587866
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix79101010108
Sydney Kings3434355
Tasmania JackJumpers9678979
Updated to match(es) played on 4 November 2024. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

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Pre-season

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Main article: 2024 NBL pre-season
2024 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
September: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 9 September @ Cairns W 77–99 Izayah Le'afa (21) Cameron Oliver (12) Shaun Bruce (8) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		1–0
2 11 September S.E. Melbourne L 101–113 Alex Toohey (26) three players (6) Izayah Le'afa (6) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		1–1
3 13 September New Zealand W 90–79 Alex Toohey (24) three players (5) Shaun Bruce (4) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		2–1

Regular season

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Main article: 2024–25 NBL regular season
2024–25 game log
Total: 6–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 4–3)
September: 2–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 22 September @ Adelaide W 94–102 Jaylen Adams (25) Xavier Cooks (13) Jaylen Adams (7) Perth Arena
4,168 		1–0
2 27 September @ Perth W 88–89 Jaylen Adams (27) Cameron Oliver (7) Jaylen Adams (6) Perth Arena
11,800 		2–0
3 29 September Illawarra L 89–96 Xavier Cooks (22) Xavier Cooks (12) Jaylen Adams (9) Sydney SuperDome
11,438 		2–1
October: 3–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 5 October @ Brisbane W 82–91 Xavier Cooks (23) Xavier Cooks (7) Jaylen Adams (10) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
7,009 		3–1
5 11 October @ Adelaide L 89–79 Cameron Oliver (16) Keli Leaupepe (10) Tyler Robertson (5) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,466 		3–2
6 13 October Cairns W 99–73 Shaun Bruce (21) Cooks, Leaupepe (10) three players (4) Sydney SuperDome
11,076 		4–2
7 18 October @ Tasmania W 71–80 Xavier Cooks (15) Xavier Cooks (12) Xavier Cooks (6) Silverdome
3,255 		5–2
8 25 October @ Perth L 87–84 Xavier Cooks (22) Xavier Cooks (11) Xavier Cooks (6) Perth Arena
11,114 		5–3
9 27 October New Zealand L 89–93 Izayah Le'afa (23) Cooks, Leaupepe (7) Keli Leaupepe (5) Sydney SuperDome
10,078 		5–4
10 31 October @ Melbourne L 87–83 Cooks, Oliver (18) Cameron Oliver (16) Jaylen Adams (7) John Cain Arena
6,734 		5–5
November: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 3 November Tasmania W 88–60 Kouat Noi (26) Cameron Oliver (11) Adams, Cooks (4) Sydney SuperDome
9,124 		6–5
12 8 November S.E. Melbourne 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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13 16 November @ Illawarra 0–0 Wollongong Entertainment Centre
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14 29 November @ Cairns 0–0 Cairns Convention Centre
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December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 1 December @ Melbourne 0–0 John Cain Arena
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16 7 December @ New Zealand 0–0 TSB Arena
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17 15 December Brisbane 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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18 20 December @ New Zealand 0–0 Spark Arena
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19 25 December Illawarra 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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20 30 December Adelaide 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
21 2 January S.E. Melbourne 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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22 4 January @ Brisbane 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
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23 9 January Melbourne 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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24 12 January Cairns 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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25 19 January Tasmania 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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26 22 January @ S.E. Melbourne 0–0 State Basketball Centre
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27 24 January Adelaide 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
28 2 February Perth 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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29 7 February @ Illawarra 0–0 Wollongong Entertainment Centre
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2024–25 season schedule

Transactions

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Re-signed

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Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Shaun Bruce 12 March 2024 2-year deal [2]
Kouat Noi 2 April 2024 3-year deal (club option) [3]
Makuach Maluach 10 April 2024 1-year deal [4]

Additions

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Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Keli Leaupepe 15 April 2024 3-year deal (club option) Loyola Marymount University [5]
Izayah Le'afa 19 April 2024 2-year deal (mutual option) New Zealand Breakers [6]
Tyler Robertson 23 April 2024 3-year deal (club option) University of Portland [7]
Bul Kuol 30 April 2024 3-year deal (mutual option) Cairns Taipans [8]
Jason Spurgin 9 May 2024 3-year deal Bowling Green State University
Xavier Cooks 27 May 2024 3-year deal Chiba Jets [9]
Roman Siulepa 9 June 2024 2-year deal (next star) Centre of Excellence
Cameron Oliver 10 June 2024 1-year deal Hong Kong Bulls

Subtractions

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Player Reason left Date Left New team Ref.
Jaylin Galloway Released 3 March 2024 Milwaukee Bucks [10]
Angus Glover Mutual release 3 April 2024 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix [11]
D. J. Hogg Parted ways 11 April 2024 Chiba Jets [12]
Jackson Makoi Released 22 April 2024 Cairns Taipans [13]

Awards

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Club awards

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  • Club MVP:
  • Coaches Award:
  • Player's Player:
  • Defensive Player:
  • Hard Work Award:
  • Members Player of the Year:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Brian Goorjian returns to coach Sydney Kings". ESPN.com.au. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Bruce inks deal to stay with Kings". NBL.com.au. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  3. ^ "King Kouat inks three-year deal with Sydney". NBL.com.au. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Maluach to run it back for Kings in NBL25". NBL.com.au. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Kings confirm college superstar signing". NBL.com.au. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Le'afa joins Kings, Wildcats snare college star Pepper". ESPN.com.au. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Sharpshooting college King inks deal with Sydney". NBL.com.au. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Bul Kuol signs three-year deal with Sydney Kings". ESPN.com.au. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Xavier Cooks to sign record deal with Sydney Kings". ESPN.com.au. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Milwaukee Bucks Sign Jaylin Galloway". NBA.com. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Angus Glover to be released by Kings, eyes Phoenix move". ESPN.com.au. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Kings confirm star's exit". NBL.com.au. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  13. ^ "South Sudan superstar heads to Far North Queensland". NBL.com.au. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
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